HAYNES Highlights Spring 2017

HAYNES HAPPENINGS SPRING 2017
HAYNES Electric Apprenticeship Banquet
HAYNES Electric celebrated their 2016-2017 apprenticeship
classes with a breakfast and awards ceremony. Each class
received class completion certificates and those having
superior test scores received HAYNES pullovers! Great Job!
55 Years of Dedicated Service From the Cardinalis!
Dan and Ginny Cardinali, one of our dynamic duo husband and wife teams, retired on March
23rd, 2017. Dan and Ginny say they will miss their HAYNES family, but they are looking forward
to a few leisurely Monday mornings!
At the time of their retirement, Dan had been with HAYNES for 43 years and Ginny for almost
12. Ginny worked for HAYNES Electric Utility for 12 years, doing billing and keeping all HEU
paid. For Dan, the years were an evolution of Electric Service. In the beginning, he didn’t work
in HAYNES Electric Service; he WAS HAYNES Electric Service! That was when there was no
rotating call service and Dan got ALL the calls, whether at work or at home! Later, when there
were other service electricians, many customers just asked for and often waited for Dan. He had
a knack for being able to get the lights back on and making things work. While his technical
abilities provided his base, he excelled in customer service. It was kind of like the old
commercial jingle you could say “everybody doesn’t like something but nobody doesn’t like
Dan”. In 1997, he had a serious accident that shattered his ankle. After a seven-month recovery,
with Ginny taking care of him, he came back to HAYNES and became Service Manager. Again,
he excelled because of his relational skills. Nobody doesn’t like Dan!
For many years, Dan handled electrical service mostly on his own, but because of his ability to
develop people, he leaves a legacy of well-trained people who regularly WOW customers, much
like their mentor. They understand the values of integrity, relationships and excellence because
they have had it modeled for them for many years.
Congratulations and thanks to Dan and Ginny Cardinali. We salute you for your combined 55
years of loyal service. Thank you for WOWing customers, making long lasting positive impacts
by developing people, serving customers and building relationships. You will be missed!
Happy Retirement Larry!
Larry Edwards retired
from H&M Industrial as a
pipe welder and fitter after
12 years. Larry worked on
multiple large projects
including Blue Ridge Paper
and Flint Group.
Ginny & Dan Cardinali
“Be a leader,
not just a
follower.
Sometimes the
person you are
following is not
always leading
you in the right
direction.”
“Always have
patience.” -
Larry Edwards
QUALITY COMMITMENT CHARACTER
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